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Rocker Richie Sambora appears to have shed some light on the real reason behind his decision to bow out of Bon Jovi’s world tour, suggesting a fall out between himself and frontman Jon Bon Jovi is to blame.

The guitarist has not performed with the band since April, when he pulled out of their live gigs due to a “personal matter,” and he has since offered up a little more information about the rift that prompted him to take a break from the group.

Speaking to TheSun.co.uk, Sambora reveals he will not be reuniting with his bandmates for their big gig in Hyde Park, London, on July 12.

Richie Sambora: 'Bon Jovi fall out is a family drama'

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He says, “I am not going to be on stage at Hyde Park sadly. It’s just not happening right now. I truly want to be there and I feel very sad for the fans that I won’t be performing. I love the fans, I love the band.

“Jon and I have been tight for like 30 years, so all of this is very sad and it affects so many people around us.”

However, Sambora is keeping his fingers crossed for a reconciliation in the coming weeks so he can get back to work.

Describing the feud as “a family drama,” he adds, “It will be resolved… Let’s see what happens at the end of summer. September’s looking good. So, maybe September.”

Richie Sambora: 'Bon Jovi fall out is a family drama'

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Rocker Richie Sambora has lashed out at his band mate Jon Bon Jovi, urging the front man to stop discussing his decision to bow out of the group’s current world tour. The guitarist pulled out of Bon …

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Rocker Richie Sambora has lashed out at his band mate Jon Bon Jovi, urging the front man to stop discussing his decision to bow out of the group’s current world tour.

The guitarist pulled out of Bon Jovi’s North American shows in April, citing a “personal matter”. He subsequently extended his break and will miss the upcoming European and South African legs of the band’s Because We Can trek.

In a recent interview, Jon Bon Jovi gave an enigmatic answer as to why Sambora was struggling to fulfill his commitments, saying, “It’s getting more and more difficult every day to not just sit here and say something. … Because all I can say is this – it’s for personal reasons.”

Now Sambora has warned his longtime band mate to keep quiet about the hiatus, and even accuses the singer of suggesting he is not an essential part of Bon Jovi performances.

He tells Britain’s Daily Mail, “I don’t have any major problems in life right now, I love my fans and I feel bad for them at the moment. Bottom line.

“My opinion is Jon wants to see if he can pull off stadiums by himself. He is making it very difficult for me to come back. Enough with the trash-talking! Jon needs to stop talking about me publicly. I am fine working very hard on my fashion company Nikki Rich and this is a private matter.”

The guitarist, who has been a member of Bon Jovi since 1983, did not give any further reason for pulling out of the North American leg of the band’s Because We Can trek.

A statement posted on the Bon Jovi website reads, “Due to personal issues, Richie Sambora will not be performing on this upcoming leg. All shows will go on as scheduled.”

Sambora was missing when the “Livin’ on a Prayer” hit makers played the Scotiabank Saddledome arena in Calgary, Canada, on Tuesday night.

Frontman Jon Bon Jovi told the crowd, “I had two choices – pack up and go home or give you everything I got. Richie Sambora won’t be performing for a while. If there’s ever a night I need you, it’s tonight, Calgary!”

The singer is said to have promised to donate to a local charity to make amends for Sambora’s absence.

Sambora has endured a turbulent few years, which have included a stint in rehab, a drunk-driving conviction, and a divorce from actress Heather Locklear.

Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi is campaigning for his band to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – insisting the rockers deserve to be honored next to Elvis and The Beatles. The “Livin’ …

Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi is campaigning for his band to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – insisting the rockers deserve to be honored next to Elvis and The Beatles.

The “Livin’ On a Prayer” hitmakers have been rocking for 26 years, and were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame just last June.

But now Jovi insists it’s time the band is recognized as rock royalty with music’s highest honor.

He says, “I would really like to be. I intend to be, because, in all honestly, I would like to be a part of Elvis and the Beatles and The (Rolling) Stones’ history. We’ve sold a lot of records and influenced another generation of fans, and the music has got staying power.”

PNP/WENN Bon Jovi has been slammed by fans over the band’s upcoming London residency – with many devotees branding the tickets “overpriced.” The rockers are set to make the British capital their home …

Bon Jovi has been slammed by fans over the band’s upcoming London residency – with many devotees branding the tickets “overpriced.”

The rockers are set to make the British capital their home while they play 10 gigs at the The O2 venue, starting from June, 2010.

Tickets went on sale on Friday, but the group’s most loyal followers were left angry over the prices – with the highest priced seats on offer for a staggering $2,080.

And fans are calling for Bon Jovi to rethink their prices – with many insisting they simply can’t afford the hefty charges.

On the group’s website, one devotee writes, “I have been a fan for the past 24 years… and today is the saddest day as for the first tour since then I am unable to get tickets due to the ridiculously over stated prices! The only tickets available are £200 + booking in London. GUTTED! And very disappointed!! Have they not heard we are going through a recession!”

Another angry supporter adds, “The prices of the tickets are ludicrous. You really let us down this time, guys.”

One devotee attacks Bon Jovi for writing about the current global economic crisis on their latest record: “Writing an album about the world problems with recession, then doing what they’ve done could lose (them) a lot of respect. The prices are just a mockery.”

AP Photo/Manuel Salazar, file Rockers Bon Jovi are being sued for a whopping $400 billion after an American musician filed a lawsuit accusing the band of plagiarism. In court documents filed on …

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Rockers Bon Jovi are being sued for a whopping $400 billion after an American musician filed a lawsuit accusing the band of plagiarism.

In court documents filed on Thursday, Massachusetts-based musician Samuel Bartley Steele alleges the group of copied lyrics from his 2004 song “(Man I Really) Love This Team,” used as the anthem for his hometown’s baseball team, The Red Sox.

Steele alleges the group’s frontman Jon Bon Jovi heard the song while campaigning for Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry in 2004, and used its lyrics to create his hit song “I Love This Town,” which was later used as a promotional track for Major League Baseball.

Steele calls the rocker’s composition an “unauthorized derivative version” of his song in the federal suit, reports Antimusic.com.

In court documents reportedly obtained by the Web site, Steele adds, “As intent will be easy to prove, we are seeking the statutorily authorized amount of $100,000 per CD sold. Just under 4 million CDs have been sold to date. This totals almost $400 billion.”

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi left talk show queen Oprah Winfrey speechless on her daytime program Wednesday, when he gave her $1 million toward her Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Bon Jovi and his bandmates …

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi left talk show queen Oprah Winfrey speechless on her daytime program Wednesday, when he gave her $1 million toward her Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

Bon Jovi and his bandmates were stunned by Winfrey’s emotional two-day TV special from Louisiana and Mississippi last week, and her efforts to get supplies to the victims of the hurricane through her Angel Network charity.

So they joined forces to give Oprah the biggest single donation to her cause, so she could continue to help those suffering in the aftermath of the August storm.

Bon Jovi, who was a guest on Oprah’s show, explained, “You could steward this so that it gets to the people who need it — Habitat, Red Cross. That’s from the four of us.

“You told the human story. This isn’t a race issue, it’s a class issue and it’s American people that we have to help.”

Thrilled Oprah took a moment to regain her composure and then said, “I’ve been doing this a long time and people have made donations and they’ve been very kind, but no one has ever given our Angel Network $1 million.”